Mining Weekly reports that the Energy Intensive Users Group of Southern Africa (EIUG) has called for urgent consideration to be given to the development of industrial tariffs for large power users, in the light of the threat being posed to domestic mining and industrial firms by steeply rising electricity tariffs.  ...

ANA reports that Sibanye-Stillwater on Thursday filed court papers to oppose an application by a Rustenburg community to halt Sibanye’s R5.2-billion acquisition of platinum producer Lonmin.   Source: Latest News

Mining Weekly reports that Real Win Investments (RWI) has confirmed that Vantage Goldfields has accepted its conditional offer to acquire 100% of the shares and claims in Vantage Goldfields SA (VGSA), the owners of the Lily and Barbrook mines, in Mpumalanga.   Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) has hailed as a minor victory the agreement that ended its crippling strike in Tshwane on Thursday.   Source: Latest News

In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Thursday, 1 August 2019. Source: Latest News

Pretoria News reports that Tshwane has made an about-turn on the fate of outgoing city manager Dr Moeketsi Mosola, who was due to vacate his office on Wednesday.   Source: Latest News

Engineering News reports that the Public Servants Association (PSA) has condemned the appointment of Eskom chairperson Jabu Mabuza as the power utility’s acting chief executive, saying it expected that the entire board and senior management of Eskom to be replaced after it posted disastrous financial results on Tuesday.   Source: Latest...

EWN reports that trade union Solidarity has threatened legal action against state-owned entities (SOEs) which fail to act against former executives who were involved in fraud and mismanagement.   Source: Latest News

Pretoria News reports that according to the City of Tshwane, personnel at its customer care centres have left their workstations due to ongoing intimidation from striking workers.   Source: Latest News

Business Report writes that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) plans to urge Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan to fast-track the sale of the Gupta-linked Optimum and Koornfontein mines.   Source: Latest News